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THE KING'S MIRROR
by Anthony Hope
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
-
Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
NZ$84.62NZ$67.69
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About This Item
Toronto: George N. Morang, 1899. THE KING'S MIRROR- Anthony Hope- George N. Morang & Co.- Toronto- 1899-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-Small 8vo- Good/ no dj as issued- Publishers original Royal blue velveteen cloth with gilt embossed titles on cover- spine faded and bleached- A tight spine and clean copy nonetheless- 311pp + 16pp of advertisement- all clean, rough cut edges, page 86 has corner torn with no loss and not affecting text.- top page edges are gilt-SEE PHOTOS- First Edition of this novel, told in the first person by the King himself. -scarce in 1st/1st- Frontispiece with tissue guard inserted, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed, top edges gilt. Light rubbing to the silver pillow on front cover (gilt crown rests on the pillow, crossed sceptre and sword are beneath).-True 1st with 'Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, by George N. Morang & Co., Ltd, in the office of the Minister of Agriculture'.- Fiction-Victorian-adventure-romance-Illustrated frontis (3472) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Fine Binding. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3472
- Title
- THE KING'S MIRROR
- Author
- Anthony Hope
- Illustrator
- Illustrated Frontis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- George N. Morang
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Fiction-Victorian-adventure-romance-Illustrated Frontis
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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